Research Seminar MicroeconomicsA Game of Hide and Seek in NetworksBhaskar Dutta (University of Warwick)

7 November 2019

The Microeconomics Research Seminar welcomes Bhaskar Dutta (University of Warwick), who will present his work on

"A Game of Hide and Seek in Networks".
Place: VMP 9, S28

Hour: 17:15 - 18:45
We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Abstract

We propose and study a strategic model of hiding in a network, where the network designer chooses the links and his position in the network facing the seeker who inspects and disrupts the network. We characterize optimal networks for the hider, as well as equilibrium hiding and seeking strategies on these networks. We show that optimal networks are either equivalent to cycles or variants of a core-periphery networks where every node in the periphery is connected to a single node in the core.